Bill Lindsay

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Bill Lindsay
Bill Lindsay.jpg
Lindsay with the Cologne Sharks in 2006.
Born (1971-05-17) May 17, 1971 (age 52)
Fernie, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for Quebec Nordiques
Florida Panthers
Calgary Flames
San Jose Sharks
Montreal Canadiens
Atlanta Thrashers
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft 103rd overall, 1991
Quebec Nordiques
Playing career 19912007

William Hamilton Lindsay (born May 17, 1971) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Quebec Nordiques, Florida Panthers, Calgary Flames, San Jose Sharks, Montreal Canadiens and the Atlanta Thrashers. He was drafted 103rd overall by the Nordiques in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

Lindsay played in 777 NHL regular season games, scoring 83 goals and 141 assists for 224 points and picking up 922 penalty minutes. On Saturday, April 27, 1996 Lindsay scored the winning goal to give the Panthers their first-ever playoff series victory. The Florida Panthers eventually made it all the way to the Stanley Cup finals in the 1995–96 NHL season, losing to the Colorado Avalanche in four games. Lindsay was also a part of the Hamilton Bulldogs team that made it all the way to the Calder Cup finals in 2003 but then lost to the Houston Aeros in a seven game series by a score of 4–3.

Lindsay suffered a life-threatening throat injury in what proved to be his final NHL game on January 3, 2004. [1]

He then moved to the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany for the Kölner Haie. He is now the radio color commentator for Florida Panthers home games and an analyst appearing across NHL Network's programming.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1988–89 Vernon Lakers BCHL 56242953166
1989–90 Tri-City Americans WHL 7240458584730314
1990–91 Tri-City AmericansWHL63464793151536910
1991–92 Tri-City AmericansWHL42345993111323516
1991–92 Quebec Nordiques NHL 2324614
1992–93 Quebec NordiquesNHL44491316
1992–93 Halifax Citadels AHL 2011132418
1993–94 Florida Panthers NHL84661297
1994–95 Florida PanthersNHL481091946
1995–96 Florida PanthersNHL731222345722551018
1996–97 Florida PanthersNHL8111233412030118
1997–98 Florida PanthersNHL8212162880
1998–99 Florida PanthersNHL7512152792
1999–2000 Calgary Flames NHL808122086
2000–01 Calgary FlamesNHL52191097
2000–01 San Jose Sharks NHL1604429600016
2001–02 Florida PanthersNHL634711117
2001–02 Montreal Canadiens NHL1313423112242
2002–03 Montreal CanadiensNHL1902223
2002–03 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL286121889231031331
2003–04 Atlanta Thrashers NHL2400025
2003–04 Chicago Wolves AHL133588
2004–05 Long Beach Ice Dogs ECHL 329142378722412
2005–06 Syracuse Crunch AHL40220
2005–06 Kölner Haie DEL 329122178944844
2006–07 Kölner HaieDEL457162379912326
NHL totals7778314122492242781544

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1991 United States WJC 73588
1994 United States WC 53142

Awards

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References

  1. Russo, Michael (March 19, 2004). "LINDSAY GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved December 28, 2021.